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White Collar - December, 2020

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• Hottest Trials Law360 Guest Topics Of 2020
• The Most-Read Legal Industry Guests Of 2020
• The Most-Read Securities Law360 Guests Of 2020
• Convicted Fraudster Asks Justices To Undo $15M Restitution
• 23-Year-Old Crypto Trader Lied To Investors, SEC Claims
• Judge's 'Inappropriate' Nassar Comments Don't Nix Sentence
• Genova Burns Faces New Claims In NJ Campaign Finance Suit
• Trump Pardons Paul Manafort, Roger Stone, 24 Others
• 2nd Circ. Denies Halkbank's Recusal Bid For SDNY Judge
• Fired Florida COVID-19 Tracker Sues Over 'Bogus' Police Raid
• 'Varsity Blues' Mom Says Her Prison Is 'COVID-19 Tinderbox'
• Renters Can't Dodge Landlord's RICO Suit Over Pot Operation
• Accounting Rules May Spark Next Wave Of Bankruptcy Suits
• A Law Firm's Guide To Producing A Podcast
• Ex-Skadden Atty, Duncan Hunter Among 15 Trump Pardons
• Shkreli Can't Delay January FTC Deposition, NY Judge Says
• Calif. Clears Path For Retired Judges To Ease Case Backlog
• Ex-Mt. Gox Exchange CEO Can't Appeal In Fraud Suit
• Girardi Accused Of Improprieties By Fifth Plane Crash Client
• Tech Whiz's Alleged Sanctions Violation Gets Judge's Scrutiny
• Jails' Virus Stance 'Cruel And Unusual,' Mass. Top Court Told
• SDNY Extends Strauss' Term In Rare Stopgap Measure
• NJ Securities Trader Gets 18 Months For $17M Stock Scheme
• Ohio Ratepayers Spared From Paying Into $1B Nuclear Bailout
• Bannon Must Testify In FTC Cambridge Analytica Inquiry
• How Corporate Transparency Act Could Benefit Finance Cos.
• ECJ Ruling Could Extend Double Jeopardy Protections In EU
• 5 Important E-Discovery Trends And Developments In 2020
• Feds Say NY Pharmacy Owners' $30M Scam Exploited Virus
• 4th Circ. Affirms Fraud Conviction Of Former W.Va. Justice
• Energy Savings Contractor Settles With Gov't For $11M
• Investment Adviser In Fraud Case Ordered To Return $255K
• FTC Rips Bannon's 'Bluster' In Avoiding Data Harvest Hearing
• Senate Passes Bill To Levy Economic Sanctions For IP Theft
• Ga. Tax Pros Plead Guilty To $1.2B Easement Donation Abuse
• Zoom Says SEC, US Attorney's Offices Probing Privacy Issues
• Ex-US Rep. Tries To Scuttle Venezuela Oil Co.'s $15M Suit
• Pandemic Delays 'Varsity Blues' Trial Until September 2021
• Justices Should Narrow CFAA Scope In Van Buren
• Trader Admits He Spread Fake Disney, ESPN Rumors To Profit
• Texas Hospital To Pay $48M To End False Claims Suit
• Dems Will Pursue Trump's Docs Next Congress, DC Circ. Told
• Citing Vaccine, Panama Papers Tax Dodger Wins Prison Delay
• Ex-Theranos CEO's Fraud Trial Moved To July Due To Virus
• Nigerian Can't Renege On $5M Tax Fraud Plea, 7th Circ. Says
• Ventilator Co. Strikes $40.5M Deal To End Feds' Fraud Suit
• Art Dealer Earns Shot At Keeping Fraud Case Alive In UK
• Judges On Race: The Path To A More Diverse Bench
• Ex-Zoom Exec Charged Over Disrupting Tiananmen Meetings
• Girardi's Wife's Clothes Sale Flouts Asset Freeze, Judge Told
• Baltimore Attys Charged With Conspiracy In Trafficking Case
• Ch. 11 Examiner Will Look At Cred Inc. 'Shenanigans'
• Ex-Stanford Exec's 20-Year Sentence To Remain In Place
• Biotech CEO Charged With Pushing Fake Fast COVID-19 Test
• Departing Dallas US Atty Nealy Cox's 4 Biggest Cases
• Regulator Seeks Power To Help Banks Innovate BSA Reports
• High-Level $1B OneCoin Crypto Fraud Suspect Is In Plea Talks
• Laws Are Killing Jury Trials, Hurting Due Process, Study Says
• Mass. Health Co. To Pay $10M Over False Billing Claims
• A Review Of 2020's Key US Sanctions Developments
• Senate Agrees To Boost USADA Funds, Require Due Process
• Strategies For Parallel Criminal, Civil Trade Secret Litigation
• AML Whistleblower Rewards Law Could Be A Game Changer
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• Donziger Says His Confinement Unprecedented In U.S. History
• Facing Congress' Ire, Sacklers Deflect Blame For Opioid Crisis
• Dallas Developer Accused Of Bribing Ex-Council Members
• NJ Legislature Sends Historic Legal Pot Bills To Governor
• Ex-Nomura Trader Avoids Jail Time In RMBS Fraud Case
• Biden Could Use Obama-Era Tools To Counter ​​​​​​​Sprawling Hack
• Crypto Investor Cred Inc. Says It's On Track For Ch. 11 Sale
• Atty's Bid To Defeat EB-5 Malpractice Suit Denied
• Vets Orgs Say Wilkie Must Be Dispatched As VA Secretary
• Ex-Indivior Exec Dodges Prison In Suboxone Opioid Case
• Six Charged In Scheme To Steal Michigan Crash Reports
• Alston & Bird Adds Former McDermott Partner In NYC
• 2020 White Collar Prosecution And Enforcement Trends
• Biogen To Pay $22M To Resolve Drug Kickback Claims
• CORRECTED: Steve Wynn Dodged Rape Suit With Bribery, Ex-Worker Says
• Top 10 Whistleblowing And Retaliation Events Of 2020
• ECJ Clarifies Rules Governing Extradition Of EU Citizens
• Top EU Court Broadens Definition Of 'Defeat Devices'
• Donziger Sued By Lawyer Who Withdrew From Criminal Case
• Ex-Mintz White Collar Chair's Boutique To Be All Women
• Girardi Keese Receiver Delayed As Bankruptcy Threat Looms
• CenterPoint Says Ex-Worker's Kickback Scam Cost It $1M
• Perkins Coie Nabs 17 Attys From NY Firm, Forcing Rename
• Caesars Biz Hits Tyson, Others With Chicken Price-Fixing Suit
• Bill Barr's On The Job Market. Will Any Law Firm Hire Him?
• Ill. Investment Firm Head Gets Probation For Adviser Fraud
• Ex-Theranos CEO, Feds Spar Over Atty-Client Privilege
• Girardi's Ex-Partners Say He Cheated Them Out Of $2.3M
• Assessing 2 Years Of DOJ Corporate Criminal Enforcement
• US Attorney In Ohio To Step Down In January
• New Trends In DOJ's Approach To Domestic Corruption
• 10th Circ. Says Memes Can Be Admitted In Prostitution Case
• White Collar Group Of The Year: Sullivan & Cromwell
• Ex-PSU Boss Seeks 3rd Circ. Redo Over Conviction Revival
• Tips For Identifying A Culturally Competent Mediator
• 11th Circ. Upholds SEC Subpoenas Tied To Brokerage Inquiry
• Judge Allows Bio-Rad To Collect $35M IP Judgment
• DOJ Opioid Leader Flays Pharmacies In Enforcement Vow
• Ex-Trump Adviser Urges 7th Circ. To Revive Defamation Suit
• Broker Must Give SEC Proceeds From 1 Global Ponzi Scheme
• SEC Trading And Markets Director Redfearn To Leave Post
• DOJ Tells Court To Toss Poultry Execs' Request For More Info
• 2020 Marked By Blockbuster Compliance Cases, Milestones
• Fla. Man Pleads Guilty To Posing As Immigration Attorney
• Prepare For More Electronic Device Searches At US Borders
• Fiat Chrysler Rips Investors' Fraud Claims In UAW Bribes Suit
• An Active Year For Health Care Antitrust Enforcement
• ​​​​​​​Ex-DOD Construction Manager Indicted In Bribery Scheme
• Texas AG Taps Lewis Brisbois For Staff Whistleblower Case
• Crypto Grifter Gets Year For Role In $36M Centra Tech Fraud
• 'Varsity Blues' Coaches, Admins Heading For Nov. Trial
• SEC Pays Rare Compliance-Related Whistleblower Award
• 9th Circuit Affirms No Anti-SLAPP For Atty Libel
• Former Mass. Mayor Gets Feb. Trial Date In Corruption Case
• White Collar Group Of The Year: Jones Day
• How 5 Firms Shepherded Airbus Through $4B Bribery Probe
• Fashion Mogul Nygard Arrested On Sex Trafficking Charges
• After Contempt Order, Prosecutors Probe Girardi Case
• Oil Giant Denied Appeal Over $340M Fund Tied To 1MBD
• Defunct Bitcoin Exchange Mt. Gox CEO Fights Class Cert. Bid
• DHS Added To List Of Gov't Agencies Hit By Nation-State Hack
• Ga. Man Cops To Faking COVID-19 Diagnosis To Ditch Work
• UAW Agrees To Independent Monitor, Reforms In DOJ Deal
• SEC Targets Two More Men For 1 Global Ponzi Ploy
• Ex-Nomura Trader Deserves 'Substantial' Jail Time, Feds Say
• Walgreens Goes After Generic Cos. Over Alleged Price-Fixing
• NY Developer Says Firm Dropped Ball In Creditor Lawsuits
• Wife Of Bankrupt Developer Fights Interest In €18M Verdict
• Biotech's Former Brass Fights SEC Efforts To Get Court Wins
• Judge To Refer Girardi To Prosecutors Over Missing $2M
• 2 Sacklers To Testify On Purdue's Role In Opioid Crisis
• NJ US Atty To Step Down In January After 3 Years
• DOJ's 1st Wage-Fixing Indictment Is A Warning To Cos.
• SEC Says Exec Leaked Info On $2.6B Tech Advisory Merger
• Attorney General Barr To Step Down
• Preparing For Criminal Enviro Enforcement Under Biden
• Ex-Mass. City Official Pleads Guilty To Pot Shop Shakedown
• Feds Tie Bow On FIFA Bribery DPA After 'Model' Compliance
• High Court Passes On Atty's Stock Fraud Appeal, Again
• White Collar Group Of The Year: Dechert
• US Trustee Urges No Financial Filing Extension For Cred Inc.
• Justices Let Convictions Over $18.5M USDA Loan Fraud Stand
• Chile Chemical Co. To Pay $62.5M In Bribery Coverup Suit
• Ex-Abraaj CEO Would Get Unfair Trial In US, Expert Tells Court
• 4th Circ. Mulls New Trial For Ex-Trump Transition Adviser
• Cadwalader Hires DOJ Vet To Head Crisis Management Team
• Monaco Bank Gets Tangled In $92M Russian Award Feud
• Girardi Taps Criminal Defense Pro As Contempt Hearing Nears
• Chinese National Admits Stealing Lab Trade Secrets With Wife
• Fashion Co. Execs Face $100M Penalty For 2 Schemes
• White Collar Group Of The Year: Covington & Burling
• Writer Blasts Trump's Bid To Pause Defamation Suit
• Ex-Atty Gets Prison For Living Large On Stolen Client Money
• Giuliani's Atty To Rep Bannon After Quinn Emanuel Bails
• Va. Pastor's Wife Pleads Guilty In $2M Investment Scam
• Former Mass. Troopers Charged Over No-Work OT Shifts
• OIG Says Veterans Affairs Chief Botched Sex Assault Inquiry
• Names To Watch As Biden Mulls Next SEC And CFTC Leaders
• Ex-Goldman Banker Says Feds Withholding 1MDB Evidence
• How Energy Attys Can Do More To Ward Off Corruption
• Defense Bill To Usher In New Era For Anti-Money Laundering
• Weinstein Gets Deposition Delay In $10M Sex Assault Suit
• Health Care Staffing Co. Ex-Owner Charged With Wage-Fixing
• FinCEN Chief Says COVID-19 Crime Reports Must Be Specific
• Questions To Ask After FireEye Hack
• Nygard Judge Asks If Feds Will Stay Sons' Trafficking Case
• Bannon Says FTC Testimony Would Harm Criminal Case
• Virtual Hearings May Serve Justice Better Than A Courtroom
• Senate Approves Subcontrator Whistleblower Protection Bill
• Gov't Delays Should Ax Pa. Atty's Conviction, 3rd Circ. Told
• COVID-19 Concerns Won't Spring Jailed State Street Exec
• Crypto Developer Says Charges Trample Free Speech Rights
• SEC Enforcement Chief Avakian To Step Down At Year's End
• Judge Ordered To Respond To DQ Motion In Backpage Case
• Attys, Bankers Face Trial In Germany On Cum-Ex Charges
• Justices Say Muslims Put On No-Fly List Can Seek Damages
• Florida Attorney Settles With SEC In Opinion Letter Scam
• Ex-Nanotech CEO Accused Of $12.2M Securities Fraud Scam
• Crypto Founder Charged With Evading Taxes On Millions 
• Debevoise Alum Federal Judge Recuses From SEC Fraud Suit
• HHS Alert Is Pharma's Guide To Mitigating Anti-Kickback Risk
• Ex-Raytheon Engineer Leaked Missile Sensor Info, Feds Say
• State AGs, Orgs Back FTC's Restitution Power At High Court
• COVID-19 Spurs Associates To Think Bigger — Like Partners
• Hunter Biden's Tax Affairs Under Federal Investigation
• Fox News Fights Avenatti's Bid To Remand $250M Libel Suit
• Agencies' Joint Antitrust Focus May Spur Whistleblower Tips
• This Year's Top 8th Circ. Bankruptcy Decisions
• Pfizer, BioNTech Vaccine Docs Exposed In EU Regulator Hack
• Ex-CFTC Enforcement Head To Join Sullivan & Cromwell
• Ex-Barclays Traders Lose Appeal Of Rate-Rigging Conviction
• Cyber Firm Says It Was Hacked, Likely By A Foreign Gov't
• SEC Asked Why Convicted State St. Exec's Deal Lacks A Fine
• Ex-NJ Doctor Can't Duck Sentence With Unproven Atty Claims
• Ex-Deputy AG Joins Litigation Boutique Firm In Texas
• FBI Chief Wants Banks' Help Fighting COVID-19 Scams
• GM Rips Ex-UAW VP's Bid To Escape Bribery Scheme Suit
• Ex-BigLaw Atty Fights $393M Forfeiture Bid In OneCoin Case
• Judge Says Flynn Pardon Doesn't Prove He's Innocent
• GCs Are Uniquely Qualified To Lead Diversity Initiatives
• Hedge Fund BlueCrest To Pay $170M Over SEC Claims
• Rose McGowan's Weinstein Privacy Suit Gets Cut For Now
• 11th Circ. Won't Let Reality Winner Out Of Jail For Pandemic
• LA County's New DA To Nix Cash Bail, Rein In Sentencing
• Ex-Harvard Fencing Coach Hit With 'Varsity Blues' Indictment
• Ex-Theranos CEO Claims Doc Privilege Via Boies Schiller
• Cooper & Kirk Fights Dershowitz's DQ Bid In Defamation Suit
• Feds Say Ex-Goldman Banker Can't Shake 1MDB Charges
• Feds Ask 1st Circ. To Reinstate Full Insys Kickback Verdict
• Wachtell-Guided Nasdaq Prices $1.9B Senior Notes Offering
• Louisville Can't Escape NCAA Claims Over Fed Bribery Case
• 'Varsity Blues' Trial Puts Older Lawyers At Risk, Court Told
• Feds Call Walmart Preemptive Opioid Suit Improper
• 8th Circ. Clears Insurer From Shareholder Suit Settlement
• US Trustee Wants Outsider To Take Over Cred Inc. Ch. 11
• DOJ Crypto Framework Signals Escalating Enforcement
• 11th Circ. Affirms Fake $3.6M Check To IRS Is Obstruction
• Indicted Court Clerk Decries Job Suspension As 'Gilded Cage'
• EU Formally Adopts US Magnitsky-Style Sanctions Regime
• Judges On Race: Reducing Implicit Bias In Courtrooms
• SEC Fights CEO's Bid To Ax Judge Who Worked At Debevoise
• Loretta Lynch To In-House Attys: Look Beyond Boundaries
• Ex-Chicago Alderman Gets 1.5 Years For Atty Fee Tax Scheme
• What Health Attys Are Bracing For As Virus Rages Nationwide
• Portugal Hits Altice Europe Unit With €84M Cartel Fine
• Drug Co. Ex-CEO Liable For $1M FBAR Penalty
• 3rd Circ. Affirms NJ GOP Bigwig's Tax, Fraud Convictions
• What We Learned From First Pandemic M&A Ruling In Del.
• Ex-NJ Trusts Atty Gets 18 Years For Money Laundering
• Prof On Track For Return To China After Plea In Huawei Case
• Virus Spike Causes Pa. County To Suspend Trials Into 2021
• Texas Couple Sentenced In $15M Retirement Plan Theft
• Feds Want To 'Send A Message' With Ex-FBI Atty Prison Time
• CFTC's Top Cop Says Cooperation Sends 'Powerful Message'
• 'Mother's Milk Of Fraud' Earns RI Man Jail In Atty Spoof Scam
• Feds Urge 2nd Circ. To Reinstate Platinum Convictions
• U.S. House Makes History With Pot Decriminalization Vote
• UK Litigation Roundup: Here's What You Missed In London
• LA Developer Cops To Illegally Funneling Cash To Politicians
• 4 Va. Defense Contractor Workers Plead Guilty To Fraud
• Coronavirus Litigation: The Week In Review
• Fyre Festival Attendees, Ticket Holders Lose Cert. Bid
• Doc Selling Fake COVID-19 Cure Hit With New Charges
• DHS, IBM Warn Of Phishing Bids Targeting Vaccine Delivery
• Hemp Co., CEO Agree To Settle SEC Suit Over Alleged Fraud
• Embezzler Faces New Fraud Charge Days Before Sentencing
• SEC Nets $9.8M From AWOL Sanofi Insider Trading Suspect
• PI Sues Miami Herald Reporter Who Exposed Epstein Scandal
• NJ Justices Disbar Convicted 'Consigliere' To Illegal Pot Ring
• Blackbaud Ransomware MDL Appears Set For South Carolina
• Epstein Victim Tells 11th Circ. Charges Not Needed For CVRA
• Chinese National Cops To Lying About Stolen Lab Research
• Navigating Atty Relationship Conflicts That May Imperil Cases
• Tyson, Others Try To Stop Consolidation Of Price-Fixing Suits
• Energy Trader Vitol To Pay $163M For FCPA Misdeeds
• KPMG Can't Duck Ponzi Fraud Claims, NY Appeals Court Says
• Ex-Insys Manager Avoids Prison For Opioid Kickback Scheme
• Ex-JPM Trader Wins Bail As 2nd Circ. Mulls Antitrust Question
• Nepotism Claims Won't DQ Mo. Prosecutor From Investigation
• Former NJ Atty Can't Yank Money Laundering Guilty Plea
• Experts Say The Pardon System Is Broken. Can Biden Fix It?
• Barr's Special Counsel Pick Known For Not Caving To Politics
• Theranos Judge Says Virus Won't Delay Ex-CEO's March Trial
• Brokerage Says US Bank Can't Escape $5M Tribal Fraud Suit
• Ex-Pa. AG Escapes Staffers' Email Retaliation Suit
• Man Likely To Change Plea Over Threats To Kill Flynn Judge
• Two Microcap Firms Allege Scheme To Steal Clients
• Ex-KPMG Exec's No-Prison Sentence Caps Accounting Probe
• 1st Convicted Spoofer Says Atty Conflicts Warrant New Trial
• The Big CFAA Questions High Court Is Considering
• Arizona Atty Sentenced To 6 Years Over Illegal Adoptions
• NJ Dems Want Pot Taxes Spent In Areas Ravaged By Drug War
• Disbarred NY Atty, Fla. Lawyer Indicted In Opinion Letter Scam
• 'Brazen' JPMorgan Hacker Deserves Up To 19 Years, Feds Say
• The Pandemic's Toll On Criminal Defendant Rights: Part 2
• Justices Consider New Trials For Non-Unanimous Convictions
• Comey To Teach At Columbia Law School In 2021
• Ex-ComEd Executives Plead Not Guilty To Bribery Charges
• How Mediators Can Help Parties Overcome Emotional Barriers
• DOJ Probing Possible Presidential Pardon Bribery Scheme
• Gov't Can't Escape FLSA Collective Actions Over Shutdown
• Barr Names Special Counsel To Keep Probing Russia Probe
• 3rd Circ. Revives Ex-PSU Prez's Conviction In Sandusky Case
• Fla. Atty Admits To $7.5M Bank Extortion Scheme
• FY 2020 Was CFTC's Most Active Enforcement Year To Date
• Ex-HSBC Forex Exec Seeks To Skirt Prison In Light Of Virus
• Ex-JPM Forex Rigger May Get Prison Put Off By 2nd Circ.
• FTC Says High Court 'Principle' Supports Restitution Power
• Insurer Can't Block Ex-Exec's Work In 'Varsity Blues' Fallout
• Clinics Barred From Gilead HIV Drug Program For Now
• Former Federal Public Defender Joins Zuckerman Spaeder
• The Pandemic's Toll On Criminal Defendant Rights: Part 1
• Judging A Book: Wardlaw Reviews 'Hamilton And The Law'
• Flynn Pardon Has Broad Coverage, DOJ Filing Shows
• Ex-Manhattan US Attorney Ousted By Trump Joins Fried Frank
• Forex Rigger OK'd To Use Docs In Investor Damages Suit